Planooraph co



G. W. BEYERLE.

OLIVE PITTER..

APPLICATION FILED APR. 23, 191e.

PIIGIIIQII July 29, 1919.

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GOTTLOB WM. BEYERLE, 0F DENVER, COLORADO.

Application filed April 23, 1918.

T 0 all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, Go'rrLoB W. BEYERLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Deliver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Olive-Pitters, of which the following is a specification.

The invention has for an object to provide means kfor effecting economically and eiiciently, the separation of the stones from the fruit meat of the olive, whereby the oil may be extracted from the meat portion and the stones treated separately for Y the extraction of the oil therein, so that the high grade oil from the meat will not be contaminated by that from the stones, as is the case with commercial voil production, where machines lare used. It is an aim to provide a machine for eiecting this work which will be simple to construct and maintain, and which will be liable in a minimum degree to derangement. It is also an aim to give such a device which will eficiently remove all of the meat from fruit of various sizes.

Additional objects, advantages, and features of invention will appear from the construction, arrangement and combination of parts comprising one of the possible embodi-Y ments of my invention, as hereinafter described and shown inthe drawings, wherein,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a machine constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a detail of the screen element.

There is illustrated a frame 10 supporting an inclined trough 11 having a planiform bottom covered with a fixed sheeting 12 of rubber or other suitable resilient elements. At each end of the frame 10 there yare mounted rollers 13, around which there is extended a belt 14, the lower sides of the rollers being disposed slightly above the plane of the bottom of the trough 11, so that the lower reach of the belt may readily pass through the trough in close relation to rubber sheeting l2 in the bottom of the trough. The belt 14 is preferably constructed with a backing of material of sufiicient tensile strength, across which there are mounted a multiplicity of transversely arranged slats 17, and over these in turn there is Vprovided a facing 18 ofrubber, as shown. Extending over the major part of the length .of the trough between the rollers OLIVE-PITTER.

Speccaton of Letters Patent. Patented July 29, 1919.

Serial No. 230,273.

13, there is a frame 19, carrying a multiplicit-y of very small rollers 20, closely spaced'longitudinally of the trough, and'extending transversely thereof, their axes being in a plane parallel to the bottom of the FIC.

trough, or nearly so, asmayy be found desirable, these rollers being held against rising more than av predetermined distance above the trough floor by means of arms 21 attached to the sides of the frame 19, extended upwardly beneath and stopping short of respective cross beams 22, formingV part of the frame 10. The upper ends of the arms 21 are vertically slotted as at 23, and cross bars 24 are mounted in the upper part of the frame disposed slidably in each slot to hold the frame 19 against longitudinal movement in the trough, but yieldably for vertical movement within suitable limits.

Engaged through the beams 22 there are respective set screws 25, adapted to be projected downwardly to bear upon the upper ends of the arms 21, whereby their upward movement is limited, and the frame with its rollers held so as to bear forcibly upon olives passing through the trough beneath the belt 14, asl will be described.

Itis believed preferable that the slats of the belt` 14 should be spaced differently from the spacing of the axes of the rollers 20', so that jerky motion in the belt will be avoided as much as possible. In the present instance the belt '14 is 'indicated as having a nonelastic inner portion 26, upon which the slats 17 are secured.

The frame 19 includes angle pieces 28 at each side, extending longitudinally, the rollers 20 having trunnions engaged revolubly in suitable openings in the downwardly extending flanges of the angle pieces, while at suitable intervals the angle pieces are connected by transverse bars 30. The arms 21 preferably extend diagonally with respect to the plane of the trough, especially at their lower parts, Vand for a'suitable distance longitudinally of the trough, in order that the device will function efficiently with a mini mum liability of straining of the supporting framework.

A'suitable hopper 31 is provided at the upper end of Athe trough, fitting snugly around the belt. At the lower or discharge Vconstructed for proper use 0f the machine.

`In use, the fruit being introduced inte the hopper under a warm Water spray, and the machine in operation7 the rollers 13 being' driven by any suitable power connections the fruit will be worked downwardly into the trough by the downward movement of thev 20 are encountered by the belt 14 a'slitpas'se's over the fruit,- tlle -fnerne 19, honing. been Properly ddineted the .Preeenrel nnen .die fruit will` ycause the meat ,to be broken' away from the, nite, end'.v entitled' alone ,in the troiiell' between 'the .pibel lfijdeslred, .the freine .1:9r neey bev` edineted,v in Closer' relation vto the bottom ofthe trough toward. the discharge end than vat receivingdend of the deyiee in elder tbet the nerdy .eleened nite they 'be more Closely engeeedf-betneen thefbelt and trough fading, llllllllg it` ..e lier imoval ofy 4the of .the meat. Also, elle nelline eetionof tbe nite -leetyveen .the belt .end trouell .foei-ng. will eenee the ed;- ieoent enrfeeee of .elle .nite to rnb .eeenet eeeh ,tl1'e1,` .further assisting .the .eleelline. oneneton- The rolling .eeton. ofthe steek will eeuee it vto neove .ltoyyend the deebenee end ofthetlongh, freno .Whieh .tlrney be ellowed to drop into eenereton deyioele, Snell .es .e Shekel -Soleen 3.3,., end otherdevlees employed for iseperetne the 'nite end meat.

The ,Sereen .33 oonlnrees .this .netonoe .e Sheet of metal' .ollned with e innltipllioty Offlongtndlnel slots efepeoed. both laten ally and longitudinally thereinf' At one end it ie nlyoted jee, 35 beneeth the disellelge Lend oftlle trough' 1 1 .While its olo- Poete end moy be. engaged. by. Suitable .roekng mechanism.

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1 A device of lthe character described con'iprising a trough element `having'- afacing of continuous cushionlik'e yielding friction material, a belt movable longitudinallytherein having a friction surface opposed to that of the trough, meansffor so moving the belt, and rigid means for holdin'g the belt in a predetermined spaced relation to" the trough facing for thepurposes .deeelbed `A"device of the character described ,engeeed tbfereeronndlieylng the lower'reeeh die/posed for movement in Close relation to the bottom ofthe tronglnieed belt -nelnding e tnotonsurfeeennd yieldnely eonetrueted for, the purposes described, e. ,vertoelly moy- `able frame oelnedby the ret .namedjframe including supporting elements slidablly' en- 'goeedfytth the iret nemedj freine, a minlvtlpll'elty ,of treneyerse .rollers carried by tle eeeonol nemed'freme on axes in aoommon plagne, immediately LlQQYe said lower reach of the belt, and means in said first named treme operable tobeer. upon sad; arms to limit movement of said' second knamed frame envoy from the trough. "In" testimony whereof VI have afliXed my signature in presence o'f two witnesses.

' Y ,GOTTLOBWM- BEYERLE. Witnesses: f 'f MQLLIE SGHRADSKY,v

LoRETTo M. RYAN.

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